Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Migrant Workers: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting access to overseas recruitment on levels of recruitment from the in-country redeployment pool.
Answer: The care worker route has seen unacceptable levels of abuse and exploitation; between July 2022 and December 2024, the Home Office revoked over 470 sponsor licences, impacting approximately 40,000 workers in the care sector.Although overseas recruitment i...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to use Immigration Skills Charge funding to (a) support skills funding for priority sectors and (b) upskill the domestic workforce.
Answer: As set out in the Immigration White Paper, the government will increase the Immigration Skills Charge for the first time since its introduction, by 32% to bring the Immigration Skills Charge rates in line with inflation. Further details on how skills fund...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 236 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when she plans to establish new procedures so that visas can be rev
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including new procedures to enable visas to be revoked in a wider range of crimes, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: StaffHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from where the 1,000 staff redeployed into enforcement and returns since 5 July 2024 were moved from.
Answer: Since July 2024 the Home Office has redeployed 1,000 FTE staff to increase delivery of the government’s returns and enforcement priorities. These staff have been drawn from across the Department, including from those teams previously deployed to try and m...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the completion of the e-Visa rollout.
Answer: We are working to complete the rollout of eVisas across all eligible routes by 2026.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: FraudHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when she plans to introduce (a) tighter controls, (b) restrictions
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including those who seek to misuse the immigration system, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what further steps she is taking in relation to recent arrivals to
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the removal of foreign national offenders and treatment of recent arrivals in the UK who commit crimes, further details of which will be set...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 185 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, how she plans to simplify the (a) rules and (b) processes for depor
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the removal of foreign national offenders and treatment of recent arrivals in the UK who commit crimes, further details of which will be set...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Domestic ServiceHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the domestic worker visa on the number of people who have become victims of (a) modern slavery and (b) labour exploitation.
Answer: The Government keeps all immigration routes under regular review to ensure safeguards are in place to prevent exploitation and modern slavery.The Home Office recognises that Overseas Domestic Workers are a distinctively vulnerable cohort. As set out in th...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Lessons Learned ReviewHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Windrush Unit plans to complete its review of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, published on 19 March 2020.
Answer: We have established a new Windrush Unit in the Home Office dedicated to driving systemic, cultural change across the whole Department to ensure that what happened to the Windrush generation never happens again. The reinstated Windrush Unit comprises of ex...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush CommissionerHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to appoint a Windrush Commissioner.
Answer: We have established a new Windrush Unit in the Home Office dedicated to driving systemic, cultural change across the whole Department to ensure that what happened to the Windrush generation never happens again. The reinstated Windrush Unit comprises of ex...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush GenerationHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of re-establishing the Windrush Unit.
Answer: We have established a new Windrush Unit in the Home Office dedicated to driving systemic, cultural change across the whole Department to ensure that what happened to the Windrush generation never happens again. The reinstated Windrush Unit comprises of ex...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 160 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when she plans to undertake a review of existing refugee (a) sponso
Answer: The Immigration White paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues including a review of refugee sponsorship and resettlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 156 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what legislative proposals she plans to bring forward to set out (a
Answer: As set out in the Immigration White Paper, we will provide further details of our revised Family Policy by the end of the year.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 156 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what legislative proposals she plans to bring forward to (a) clarif
Answer: As set out in the Immigration White Paper, we will provide further details of our revised Family Policy by the end of the year.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 156 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what legislative proposals she plans to bring forward to strengthen
Answer: As set out in the Immigration White Paper, we will provide further details of our revised Family Policy by the end of the year.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring family units have sufficient money to financially support any migrants without relying on the public purse through (a) reviewing and
Answer: The Immigration White paper, published 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including reform of Family Migration, further details of which will be set out in due course.On 10 September 2024, the Home Secretary commissioned the Mi...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the merits of ensuring people coming to the UK have an appropriate level of English Language skills.
Answer: The White Paper sets out the Government’s proposals to increase the level of language ability required.The ability for individuals to communicate is essential to perform civic duties, and for all social connections including, crucially, with the communiti...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of tightening suitability rules on the family migration routes.
Answer: The Immigration White paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including suitability rules on the family migration routes, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: TaxationDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a levy on higher education provider income from international students.
Answer: The immigration white paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skill...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GraduatesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from when she plans to reduce the eligibility of graduates to remain in the UK after their studies to 18 months.
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published 12th May, set out a range of proposed reforms, further details of which will be set out in due course, and - where necessary – subject to consultation.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: BiometricsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for starting the pilot of contactless travel through eGates using facial comparison technology.
Answer: The Immigration White paper, published 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including a technology pilot of contactless travel for British citizens, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GraduatesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in considering a (a) targeted and (b) capped expansion of the High Potential Individual visa route.
Answer: The Immigration White paper, published 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the High Potential Individual visa route, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: BusinessHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Innovator Founder visa on entrepreneurial talent studying at UK universities.
Answer: We recognise the importance of retaining top entrepreneurial talent coming through our world leading universities. As part of this, we set out in the Immigration White Paper that we will support entrepreneurial talent currently studying at UK universities...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to simplify the application process for the global talent visa for top (a) scientific and (b) design talent.
Answer: The UK’s current immigration system includes targeted routes for individuals who promote growth to come to the UK. Including as entrepreneurs, through the Innovator Founder route, and leaders and future leaders in key fields through routes including Globa...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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